From July 24th to August 1st the annual summer gathering of bishops who animate the meetings for Bishop Friends of the Focolare Movement, was held in Seggau, Austria, attended by 63 prelates from 31 countries, who wanted to live and enter more deeply into the spirituality of communion.

Taken from an interview with Maria Voce, President of the Focolare Movement, on 28th July 2018, during the TV programme “Sulla via di Damascus” [On the road to Damascus] by the national Italian broadcaster Rai 2.

With just under a month to go to the World Meeting of Families, which is taking place from 21 – 26 August in Dublin, Ireland, plans are at an advanced stage. Brenda Drumm, who is in charge of communications: “We can’t wait to hug Pope Francis.”

One of the seven workshops that were held in Tagaytay, the town of the Focolare in the Philippines, after Genfest 2018 in Manila. A thousand young people attended to deepen among many others, the themes of Economy, Ecology, Sociology and other choices in life.

Beginning on July 15, 2018, a seven-day workshop for Pastoral Care Workers was held in Loppiano, Italy. It was promoted by the Focolare in that country with the collaboration of the Evangelii Gaudium Center at Sophia University Institute.

Video abstract of the highlights of Pope Francis’ visit to Loppiano, the international town of the Focolare, on 10 May 2018, with excerpts of an interview with Maria Voce and Jesús Morán held on 24 May in Rocca di Papa (Rome).

If suffering is an integral part of existence, almost intertwined in the flesh of humanity, can we still believe and hope? This is the question that Sara from the Philippines asked God. Her touching reflection before the audience gathered at the Genfest in Manila.

Seven organizations from different countries have started a “Prophetic Economy,” a project to gather and promote ideas and good economic practice that is aimed at holistic human development and sustainability.

It is called “Project Lia”, it started in Indianapolis (USA) and it teaches formerly incarcerated women how to turn waste material into furniture and home accessories. In doing so, the project aims to reduce recidivism, by opening new paths to social inclusion.

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